retry

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ try.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • enPR: rētrīʹ, IPA^(key): /riˈtɹaɪ/

  • Audio (Southern England); “retry” (verb):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -aɪ
• (noun)
  • enPR: rēʹtrī, IPA^(key): /ˈriːtɹaɪ/

  • Audio (Southern England); “retry” (noun):

    (file)

Verb

retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To try or attempt again.

   to retry connecting to the Internet after an error

   • 2023 October 21, Josh Taylor, “Forsen smashes xQc’s Minecraft speedrun time with impressive new record”, in Dexerto‎^[1]:

     On October 20, Forsen streamed on Twitch as he retried to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as he could.

   • 2024 June 4, Brad Norton, “What error code PLUM means in Destiny 2 & how to fix it”, in Dexerto‎^[2]:

     There’s a chance the error code appeared as a mistake, so retrying could help you get back to the fight in no time.

   • 2024 October 9, Michael Gwilliam, “Forget Great Ape Vegeta, this is Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s most frustrating feature”, in Dexerto‎^[3]:

     The problem? Unlike dying during the Great Ape Vegeta fight, you can’t retry right away.

2. (transitive, law) To try judicially a second time.

   to retry a case

   to retry an accused person

   • 2024 January 11, Daisy Phillipson, “The Lie Detector Test: Can Casey Anthony be tried again?”, in Dexerto‎^[4]:

     Despite mounting evidence against her, the jury found Casey not guilty. Since then, she’s thrown out numerous accusations about her family, a number of which she alleged in the 2022 docu-series Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies. But amid the release of a new documentary involving her parents, George and Cindy, could she be retried?

Derived terms

• retriable

Translations

to try or attempt again

• Bulgarian: опитвам отново (opitvam otnovo)
• Catalan: reintentar, tornar a provar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重试 (zh) (chóngshì)

• Dutch: herkansen (nl)
• French: retenter (fr), réessayer (fr), ressayer (fr)
• German: erneut versuchen
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: próbować ponownie impf, ponawiać próbę impf
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

to try judicially a second time

• Bulgarian: разглеждам отново (razgleždam otnovo)
• Catalan: tornar a jutjar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 复审 (zh) (fùshěn), 覆審 / 覆审 (zh) (fùshěn), 復審 / 复审 (zh) (fùshěn)

• Irish: atriail
• Swedish: ompröva (sv)

Noun

retry (plural retries)

1. Another attempt.
   • 2024 February 12, Sourav Banik, “Helldivers 2 devs issue apology after massive server issues”, in Dexerto‎^[5]:

     “As such, the issue with login remains. If for any reason you get the ‘Failed to connect to server’ issue, it means that the maximum number of login requests for that particular minute is exceeded and/or that the servers are full and will require someone to log out before allowing new players in. As mentioned above, the increased capacity should require less retries to get in.”

Translations

another attempt

• Bulgarian: нов опит m (nov opit)
• Dutch: herkansing (nl) f

Anagrams

• Terry, terry, tryer